Quatre cas de dysgerminomes

in Revue Médicale de Liège (2008), 63(9), 523-7

Dysgerminoma is an ovarian germ cell tumor occurring more frequently among young women. The efficacy of chemotherapy allows conservative surgery sparing fertility. A stadification surgery will avoid ... [more ▼]

Dysgerminoma is an ovarian germ cell tumor occurring more frequently among young women. The efficacy of chemotherapy allows conservative surgery sparing fertility. A stadification surgery will avoid chemotherapy for patients with stage Ia. The others stages will receive a cisplatine-based regime. A ct-scan is performed twice a year and, in case of recurrence, a first or a second chemotherapy should be prescribed. [less ▲]